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SEMI ESD Alliance CEO Outlook Sponsored by Keysight Promises Industry Perspectives, Insights

SEMI ESD Alliance CEO Outlook Sponsored by Keysight Promises Industry Perspectives, Insights
by Bob Smith on 05-11-2023 at 10:00 am

ESDA CEO Outlook

Spring wouldn’t be the same without an opportunity to hear from some of the most visible executives of electronic system design (ESD) market segment. The in-person CEO Outlook sponsored by Keysight and hosted by the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, will be held Thursday, May 18, in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Takeaways from CadenceLIVE 2023

Takeaways from CadenceLIVE 2023
by Bernard Murphy on 05-11-2023 at 6:00 am

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Given popular fascination it seems impossible these days to talk about anything other than AI. At CadenceLIVE, it was refreshing to be reminded that the foundational methods on which designs of any type remain and will always be dominated in all aspects of engineering by deep, precise, and scalable math, physics, computer science… Read More


Alchip is Golden, Keeps Breaking Records on Multiple KPIs

Alchip is Golden, Keeps Breaking Records on Multiple KPIs
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-10-2023 at 10:00 am

Alchip Revenue Breakdown along Nodes and Applications

I don’t know the story behind the name Alchip. I’ve been asking this question ever since its founding in 2003 and still haven’t found the answer. Wikipedia sometimes provides insights and stories behind names of companies, products and services but I couldn’t find any regarding the name Alchip. One thing is for sure. After its consistent… Read More


Silicon Catalyst and Arm announce $150,000 Silicon Startup Contest!

Silicon Catalyst and Arm announce $150,000 Silicon Startup Contest!
by Daniel Nenni on 05-10-2023 at 6:00 am

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As I sift through mounds of semiconductor press releases trying to figure out the relevance (with mixed results) I consider it a learning experience even when they don’t really tell me anything. This one however tells me two very important things:

1) Arm is a much more competitive company with the new leadership. I saw a noticeable… Read More


Curvilinear Mask Patterning for Maximizing Lithography Capability

Curvilinear Mask Patterning for Maximizing Lithography Capability
by Fred Chen on 05-09-2023 at 10:00 am

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Masks have always been an essential part of the lithography process in the semiconductor industry. With the smallest printed features already being subwavelength for both DUV and EUV cases at the bleeding edge, mask patterns play a more crucial role than ever. Moreover, in the case of EUV lithography, throughput is a concern, … Read More


Is Your Interconnect Strategy Scalable?

Is Your Interconnect Strategy Scalable?
by Bernard Murphy on 05-09-2023 at 6:00 am

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“Strategy” is a word sometimes used loosely to lend an aura of visionary thinking, but in this context, it has a very concrete meaning. Without a strategy, you may be stuck with decisions you made on a first-generation design when implementing follow-on designs. Or face major rework to correct for issues you hadn’t foreseen. Making… Read More


Reconfigurable DSP and AI IP arrives in next-gen InferX

Reconfigurable DSP and AI IP arrives in next-gen InferX
by Don Dingee on 05-08-2023 at 10:00 am

InferX 2.5 reconfigurable DSP and AI IP from Flex Logix

DSP and AI are generally considered separate disciplines with different application solutions. In their early stages (before programmable processors), DSP implementations were discrete, built around a digital multiplier-accumulator (MAC). AI inference implementations also build on a MAC as their primitive. If the interconnect… Read More


Tessent SSN Enables Significant Test Time Savings for SoC ATPG

Tessent SSN Enables Significant Test Time Savings for SoC ATPG
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-08-2023 at 6:00 am

Pattern Generation Block Level ATPG Flow

SoC test challenges arise due to the complexity and diversity of the functional blocks integrated into the chip. As SoCs become more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to access all of the functional blocks within the chip for testing. SoCs also can contain billions of transistors, making it extremely time-consuming… Read More


Podcast EP160: How Agile Analog Makes AMS Integration Easy with Chris Morrison

Podcast EP160: How Agile Analog Makes AMS Integration Easy with Chris Morrison
by Daniel Nenni on 05-05-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Chris Morrison, Chris has 15 years’ experience in delivering innovative analog, digital, power management and audio solutions for International electronics companies, and developing strong relationships with key partners across the semiconductor industry. Currently he is the Director of Product Marketing… Read More


Chiplet Q&A with Henry Sheng of Synopsys

Chiplet Q&A with Henry Sheng of Synopsys
by Daniel Nenni on 05-05-2023 at 6:00 am

SNUG Panel

At the recent Synopsys Users Group Meeting (SNUG) I had the honor of leading a panel of experts on the topic of chiplets. One of those panelists was the very personable Dr. Henry Sheng, Group Director of R&D in the EDA Group at Synopsys. Henry currently leads engineering for 3DIC, advanced technology and visualization.

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